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South Florida teams may be down the list in the standings and many statistics right now, but they rank high in this category: Team owners’ wealth. Micky Arison is the third richest owner in the NBA and Steve Ross is the second richest owner in the NFL, according to Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires. In fact, they’re both behind the same Daddy Warbucks – Paul Allen, the Microsoft baron who owns the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers and is worth $17.5 billion. The NBA's richest owner is new Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Balmer with a network of $21.5 billion, Forbes said.* (*Initial reports left Balmer off the NBA...

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South Florida teams may be down the list in the standings and many statistics right now, but they rank high in this category: Team owners’ wealth. Micky Arison is the third richest owner in the NBA and Steve Ross is the second richest owner in the NFL,...

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When/where: 10:30 p.m., Staples Center, Los Angeles
TV: Fox Sports Florida; Radio: WQAM-560
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